每年一次的中秋节即将到来了。我给大家整理了所有和中秋有关的英语表达，让我们一口月饼一个单词，一起过中秋！



中秋节
Mid-Autumn Day
Mid-Autumn Festival

农历
Chinese lunar calendar ['kælində] 

满月
full moon

秋分前后的满月
harvest moon

赏月
appreciating the moon;
moon gazing

拜月
moon worship

相聚
gathering

家人团圆
family reunion

月饼
mooncake

孔明灯
sky lantern; Kongming lantern

桂花酒
cassia wine 

烧香
burning incense

祭品
sacrificial offerings

仪式
ritual


灯谜
lantern riddles


▌ 中秋节，时在农历八月十五，满月当空。
Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar with full moon at night.


▌ 中秋之月最圆最亮，象征阖家团圆。
The moon is the brightest and roundest on this day which means family reunion.





 
中秋传说

民间传说
folklore

月神
lunar deity ['di:iti]
the Moon Goddess

嫦娥
Chang'e

玉兔

桂花树
cassia tree;
osmanthus  [ɔz'mænθəs] tree

月宫
Moon Palace

长生不老药
the elixir [i'liksə] of immortality

嫦娥奔月
Chang'e flying to the moon

玉兔捣药
Jade Rabbit making heavenly medicine

▌ 羿请不死之药于西王母。
Hou Yi traveled to the palace of Xi Wang Mu, the Queen Mother of the West, seeking her elixir of immortality.


▌ 羿妻嫦娥窃之奔月，托身于月。

Chang'e drank the elixirs that her husband had left behind and flew upwards towards the heavens, choosing the moon as residence.

 
月饼

油酥糕点
pastry

月饼馅
fillings

蓉
paste [peist] （糊状物、膏）

五仁
five kernel

五仁叉烧
five kernel and roast pork 

红豆
red bean paste

枣泥
jujube ['dʒu:dʒu:b] paste

莲蓉
lotus seed paste

冬瓜蓉
melon seed paste

咸蛋黄
yolks from salted duck eggs

饼皮
crusts

酥皮
flaky crust
 
印花
imprint

冰皮
snow skin 
 
京式月饼
Beijing-style mooncakes

苏式月饼
Suzhou-style mooncakes

滇式月饼
Yunnan-style moooncakes

潮汕月饼
Chaoshan-style mooncakes

广式月饼
Cantonese-style mooncakes

港式月饼
Hong Kong-style mooncakes

甜味月饼和咸味月饼
 sweet and savory mooncakes

▌ 月饼多为油酥面皮包裹甜而厚的馅料。
Most mooncakes have a pastry skin enveloping a sweet, dense filling.

▌ 家人在中秋节分食月饼，寓意全家团团圆圆。
The sharing and eating of round mooncakes among family members during the festival signify the completeness and unity of families.



 
祝福

▌ 中秋快乐！
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

▌ 祝你和你的家人中秋快乐！
Wish you and your family a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

▌ 愿你的生活就象这十五的月亮一样，圆圆满满。
Wish you a perfect life just like the roundest moon in Mid-Autumn Day.

▌ 皓月闪烁，星光闪耀，中秋佳节，美满快乐！
A bright moon and stars twinkle and shine. Wishing you a merry Mid-Autumn Festival, bliss, and happiness.

▌ 举杯遥祝：月圆人圆花好，事顺业顺家兴。

I want to make a toast. I Wish that the round moon take my best blessing to you. May you have a happy family and a bright future.